However, the figures of the elderly chorus often seem to imply a traditional way of thinking that has become outdated with time, or, in some cases, provide a model of inefficacy.
Sophocles in Oedipus at Colonus uses the chorus to relate to the ageing protagonist, who has wandered to the town for safety.
A common trope is that the elderly chorus provides sympathy and empathy for those in need as they too are in a deteriorating state, nearing their doom.
Similar outcomes of choral interference with onstage happenings occur in many other plays, including Agamemnon.
For example, the chorus of the elderly within The Wasps plays both a comedic role and also serves as a political counterfoil to the young, cosmopolitans of Athens.